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The Gao Region is located in western Mali
Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the C?te d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west....
. The region's capital city ismGao Region is bordered to the south and east by Niger
Niger

Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east....
, to the north by Kidal Region
Kidal Region

Kidal is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,430 square kilometer. Its capital is the city of Kidal....
, and to the west by Tombouctou Region
Tombouctou Region

Tombouctou is the largest northern-most region of Mali, comprised mostly of the Southwestern section of the Sahara desert.Tombouctou region is famous outside Mali for its capital, the ancient city Timbuktu , synonymous to 19th century Europeans as an elusive, hard-to-reach destination....
. Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the Songhai
Songhai

The Songhai are an ethnic group from western Africa akin to the Mand?. The Songhai languages, however, has been connected with the Nilo-Saharan languages language family, unlike their neighboring counterparts....
, Bozo
Bozo people

The Bozo are a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali. The name Bozo is thought to derive from Bambara language bo-so, 'Bamboo house'; the people accept it as referring to the whole of the ethnic group but use more specific clan names such as Sorogoye, Hain, and Tieye themselves....
, Tuareg
Tuareg

The Tuareg are a nomadic pastoralist people. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. They call themselves variously Kel Tamasheq or Kel Tamajaq , Imuhagh, Imazaghan or Imashaghen , or Kel Tagelmust, i.e., "People of the Veil"....
, Bambara
Bambara

The Bambara are a Mande people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. They are considered to be amongst the largest Mande ethnic groups, and are the dominant Mande group in Mali, with 80% of the population speaking the Bambara language, regardless of ethnicity....
, and Kounta. Its cities include Gao, Bourem
Bourem

Bourem is a small town and Communes of Mali on the Niger River and capital of the Bourem Cercle in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 23,255....
, and Bamba
Bamba

Bamba may refer to:...
.

*Bourem
Bourem

Bourem is a small town and Communes of Mali on the Niger River and capital of the Bourem Cercle in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 23,255....






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The Gao Region is located in western Mali
Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the C?te d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west....
. The region's capital city ismGao Region is bordered to the south and east by Niger
Niger

Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east....
, to the north by Kidal Region
Kidal Region

Kidal is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,430 square kilometer. Its capital is the city of Kidal....
, and to the west by Tombouctou Region
Tombouctou Region

Tombouctou is the largest northern-most region of Mali, comprised mostly of the Southwestern section of the Sahara desert.Tombouctou region is famous outside Mali for its capital, the ancient city Timbuktu , synonymous to 19th century Europeans as an elusive, hard-to-reach destination....
. Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the Songhai
Songhai

The Songhai are an ethnic group from western Africa akin to the Mand?. The Songhai languages, however, has been connected with the Nilo-Saharan languages language family, unlike their neighboring counterparts....
, Bozo
Bozo people

The Bozo are a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali. The name Bozo is thought to derive from Bambara language bo-so, 'Bamboo house'; the people accept it as referring to the whole of the ethnic group but use more specific clan names such as Sorogoye, Hain, and Tieye themselves....
, Tuareg
Tuareg

The Tuareg are a nomadic pastoralist people. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. They call themselves variously Kel Tamasheq or Kel Tamajaq , Imuhagh, Imazaghan or Imashaghen , or Kel Tagelmust, i.e., "People of the Veil"....
, Bambara
Bambara

The Bambara are a Mande people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. They are considered to be amongst the largest Mande ethnic groups, and are the dominant Mande group in Mali, with 80% of the population speaking the Bambara language, regardless of ethnicity....
, and Kounta. Its cities include Gao, Bourem
Bourem

Bourem is a small town and Communes of Mali on the Niger River and capital of the Bourem Cercle in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 23,255....
, and Bamba
Bamba

Bamba may refer to:...
.

Gao Cercles
*Bourem
Bourem

Bourem is a small town and Communes of Mali on the Niger River and capital of the Bourem Cercle in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 23,255....
  • Gao
    Gao

    ||-||-||}Gao is a city in Songhai and capital of the Gao Region on the River Niger, with a population of 57,978 in 2005.It is also the capital of the surrounding Gao Cercle....
  • Menaka
    Menaka Cercle

    M?naka Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Gao Region of Mali. Its seat is the city of M?naka, which is also its largest city. The Cercles of Mali is further divided into Arrondissements of Mali and Communes of Mali, although the administrative reforms since 1999 have seen Communes supersede the administrative role of the former...


See also:
  • Regions of Mali
    Regions of Mali

    |||}Mali is divided into eight regions and one district. The principal city of each regions bears the name of the region, respectively. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles of Mali....
  • Cercles of Mali
    Cercles of Mali

    |||}A Cercle is the second level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight Regions of Mali and one capitol district ....